The 15,400-capacity Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, will host next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone, the Nigeria Football Federation has announced. “We…
D’Tigress end Olympic qualifiers on a high
D’Tigress ended their FIBA Olympics Qualifiers Tournament on a high despite a narrow 71-76 points loss to world champions - USA at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall, Belgrade, Serbia. Inspired by Otis Hughley, the team came…
D’Tigress Olympics qualification: NBBF thanks Buhari, minister, fans
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has traced the qualification of the D’Tigress to the immense support of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and millions…
D’Tigress seals Tokyo 2020 Olympics ticket
D’Tigress on Saturday booked a ticket to the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo despite losing to host-Serbia in their second group game at the ongoing FIBA Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament 64-70 points. Mozambique’s quest to…
Lagos City Marathon will promote tourism and healthy…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his satisfaction at the just concluded 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, saying it will promote tourism and healthy living. The race, which kicked off in the…
President of Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Uboh, resigns
President, Nigerian Para-Powerlifting Federation, Mrs. Queen Uboh, has resigned after successfully hosting the Abuja 2020 Para-Powerlifting World championship. Uboh announced her resignation on Friday night during the closing ceremony of the World Championship at the…
D’Tigress beat Mozambique, move close to Tokyo 2020…
D’Tigress took a bold step towards securing a 2020 Olympics ticket after recording a blowout victory against Mozambique, 85-51 points. On the night that all the 12 players on the roaster scored at least two…
U-17 women team: Prioritize good character, Sanusi charges…
General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi on Thursday charged the coaches of the U17 women national team, Flamingos, to place as much premium on good conduct, excellent character and level-headedness as…
D’Tigress players roar ahead of OQT opener
D’Tigress players have set their sights on clinching one of the available tickets on offer when they begin their Olympics Qualifiers Tournament campaign against Mozambique on Thursday. Having missed the 2016 Olympic games in Brazil,…